Edgar

See also: EDGAR and Édgar

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛdɡɚ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Proper noun

Edgar

  1. A male given name from Old English.
    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene i]:
      What? did my father's godson seek your life? He whom my father nam'd? your Edgar?
    • 2000, Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin, Random House, →ISBN, page 62:
      My father was the eldest of three sons, each of whom was given Adelia's idea of a high-toned name: Norval and Edgar and Percival, Arthurian revival with a hint of Wagner.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Edgar County, Illinois.
    2. A minor city and township in Clay County, Nebraska.
    3. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
    4. A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  4. A community in Oro-Medonte, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

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Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Edgar, from Old English. Also from Edgardo.

Proper noun

Edgar

  1. a male given name from Old English

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Edgar.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English Edgar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛt.xɑr/, /ˈɛt.ɡɑr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ed‧gar

Proper noun

Edgar m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edgar

Estonian

Proper noun

Edgar

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edgar

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛd.ɡaʁ/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Edgar m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edgar

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛt.ɡaːɐ̯/, [ˈʔɛt.ɡ̊aːɐ̯]
  • Hyphenation: Ed‧gar

Proper noun

Edgar m (proper noun, strong, genitive Edgars or Edgar, plural Edgars)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edgar

Declension
Declension of Edgar [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Edgar die Edgars
genitive eines des Edgars, Edgar der Edgars
dative einem dem Edgar den Edgars
accusative einen den Edgar die Edgars

References
  • “Edgar” in Duden online

Norwegian

Proper noun

Edgar

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edgar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Edgar.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ed͡ʒˈɡaʁ/ [ed͡ʒˈɡah], /e.d͡ʒiˈɡaʁ/ [e.d͡ʒiˈɡah], /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɡaʁ/ [ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɡah], /ˈɛ.d͡ʒi.ɡaʁ/ [ˈɛ.d͡ʒi.ɡah]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ed͡ʒˈɡaɾ/, /e.d͡ʒiˈɡaɾ/, /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɡaɾ/, /ˈɛ.d͡ʒi.ɡaɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ed͡ʒˈɡaʁ/ [ed͡ʒˈɡaχ], /e.d͡ʒiˈɡaʁ/ [e.d͡ʒiˈɡaχ], /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɡaʁ/ [ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɡaχ], /ˈɛ.d͡ʒi.ɡaʁ/ [ˈɛ.d͡ʒi.ɡaχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ed͡ʒˈɡaɻ/, /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɡaɻ/

  • Hyphenation: Ed‧gar

Proper noun

Edgar m

  1. a male given name from English, equivalent to English Edgar
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